My sweet neighbor gave me tickets to the other theme park that's close by. Dutch Wonderland. We hadn't been here yet and talked the Tuttle's into joining us. It was fun, I think I like Hershey Park better, but this is the place to go if you have small kids who aren't thrill seekers. Lots of little kid rides that you just sit in.
We had a great time and enjoyed our company!
Monday, October 12, 2009
All I want for Christmas...
is for Owen to still have his two front teeth! A few weeks ago he was doing what Owen does best, that's jumping from anything that he can, or balancing then diving...This particular day, it was both. In part it is my fault! When I take out Owen's crib mattress to change his sheets, the kids love me to prop it against the window bench and they use it like a slide.
This has been done so much that the mattress now bends in the middle so I use a firm bean bag to prop it up.
Eventually the mattress slipped to the floor and Owen decided to practice his trapeze skills and balance on said bean bag/more round pillow ottoman. The next thing I know he's slipped and fell mouth first into the edge of the bench and is crying. (He doesn't usually cry unless it's serious!) The minute I picked him up I knew it was bad. There was blood everywhere and I could tell that his teeth were no longer in the position they used to be in.
I immediately call all the dental professionals in my family (which is A LOT!) and get mixed recommendations from: Leave them as is, take him in to a Pediatric dentist for an evaluation, to, getting a soft splint/sew the gum's back in place.
That's right I said sew the gum's back in place. He had completely severed the Frenum and scalped his gum's away from his teeth. (Warning this picture contains blood...)
I ended up taking him into the Pedodontist just for reassurance. She reassured me that he did move his teeth up into his gum's and that sometimes the teeth will move back down? (Hasn't happened yet. But I'm hopeful!) She also wouldn't recommend that he get the gum's sewn back down since we'd have to put him under to do it, but that they too should repair themselves. The mouth is such a fast healer. (which I am thankful for!)This has happened but still seems to be tender when I brush his teeth.
I think the hardest part for him, since he was up and running around as normal after his nap is that he can no longer bite into an apple, I have to cut them up for him, which he doesn't really have the patience for, but we are working on it!
Thanks to all the family members that helped me get through this FIRST Fiasco with Owen. I say first because the minute Nate saw him he said, "Hon, this looks bad, but it's not your fault. He's just a tough, likes to play rough, kinda kid. This is the first of his accidents and it won't be his last; I am sure!"
So stay tuned for more Owen debacles. I'm sure you won't have to wait too long!
This has been done so much that the mattress now bends in the middle so I use a firm bean bag to prop it up.
Eventually the mattress slipped to the floor and Owen decided to practice his trapeze skills and balance on said bean bag/more round pillow ottoman. The next thing I know he's slipped and fell mouth first into the edge of the bench and is crying. (He doesn't usually cry unless it's serious!) The minute I picked him up I knew it was bad. There was blood everywhere and I could tell that his teeth were no longer in the position they used to be in.
I immediately call all the dental professionals in my family (which is A LOT!) and get mixed recommendations from: Leave them as is, take him in to a Pediatric dentist for an evaluation, to, getting a soft splint/sew the gum's back in place.
That's right I said sew the gum's back in place. He had completely severed the Frenum and scalped his gum's away from his teeth. (Warning this picture contains blood...)
I ended up taking him into the Pedodontist just for reassurance. She reassured me that he did move his teeth up into his gum's and that sometimes the teeth will move back down? (Hasn't happened yet. But I'm hopeful!) She also wouldn't recommend that he get the gum's sewn back down since we'd have to put him under to do it, but that they too should repair themselves. The mouth is such a fast healer. (which I am thankful for!)This has happened but still seems to be tender when I brush his teeth.
I think the hardest part for him, since he was up and running around as normal after his nap is that he can no longer bite into an apple, I have to cut them up for him, which he doesn't really have the patience for, but we are working on it!
Thanks to all the family members that helped me get through this FIRST Fiasco with Owen. I say first because the minute Nate saw him he said, "Hon, this looks bad, but it's not your fault. He's just a tough, likes to play rough, kinda kid. This is the first of his accidents and it won't be his last; I am sure!"
So stay tuned for more Owen debacles. I'm sure you won't have to wait too long!
How's that time out working for you?
The only place that Owen will stay in time out is in his crib where he can't escape.
Or can he?
Tuesday, October 06, 2009
NoNo
I thought this was funny and needed to be documented. First, today I went to the post office to mail a birthday package to my niece, I explained why we were going to the post office and that they were going to ship the package to her.
When we got to the counter Liam looks at the guy and says, "Now are you gonna fly this package to Camie's house?" I couldn't help but laugh!
Second, when you ask Owen to say Liam he calls him NoNo? I don't know if that's how he hears it, or if that's what he hears me say the most to him, so I guess that his new nick name is NoNo.
When we got to the counter Liam looks at the guy and says, "Now are you gonna fly this package to Camie's house?" I couldn't help but laugh!
Second, when you ask Owen to say Liam he calls him NoNo? I don't know if that's how he hears it, or if that's what he hears me say the most to him, so I guess that his new nick name is NoNo.
Monday, October 05, 2009
And Hello to Fall
Oh I am so behind!
To start, Liam is now officially in his second year of preschool, and I start to hyperventilate at the thought of him riding a bus to kindergarten next year! So we won't think about that and will focus on the present.
He is going to a new pre-school this year a little closer to our home. He seems to like it, but tells me he misses his old teacher Miss Colleen. But I am hopeful that he will warm up to his new teacher Miss Dupes who's a little more "stern" it seems?
Here he is on his first day (and Owen who thinks he too is ready for school.)
After school I took them for a back to school treat and Liam chose to go get ice cream at the "monkey place" (king kone.)
Owen was ecstatic that he was able to join in on this fun as you can tell!
I loved this picture of Liam just lounging after his treat!
To start, Liam is now officially in his second year of preschool, and I start to hyperventilate at the thought of him riding a bus to kindergarten next year! So we won't think about that and will focus on the present.
He is going to a new pre-school this year a little closer to our home. He seems to like it, but tells me he misses his old teacher Miss Colleen. But I am hopeful that he will warm up to his new teacher Miss Dupes who's a little more "stern" it seems?
Here he is on his first day (and Owen who thinks he too is ready for school.)
After school I took them for a back to school treat and Liam chose to go get ice cream at the "monkey place" (king kone.)
Owen was ecstatic that he was able to join in on this fun as you can tell!
I loved this picture of Liam just lounging after his treat!
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